ṣerretum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́arrat- (“co-wife”). Equivalent to 𒈲𒊒𒌝 (ṣerrum, “enmity”) +‎ -𒂊𒌈 (-etum, feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic ضَرَّة‎ (ḍarra) and Biblical Hebrew צָרָה‎ (ṣɔrɔ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤer.re.tum/

Noun

ṣerretum f (plural ṣerrētum)

1. concubine, subsidiary wife
2. rival

Inflection

Declension
	singular	dual	plural
Nominative	ṣerretum	ṣerretān	ṣerrētum
Genitive	ṣerretim	ṣerretīn	ṣerrētim
Accusative	ṣerretam	ṣerretīn	ṣerrētim
Construct state	ṣerret
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms

• ṣerretu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁮𒋰𒁀 (DAM.TAB.BA)	𒈲𒊑𒌈 (ṣer-re-tum)